Obtuse marginal artery

Last revised by Yaïr Glick ◉ on 2 Nov 2022

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Glick Y, Bell D, et al. Obtuse marginal artery. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-56084

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-56084

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/56084

rID:

56084

Article created:

10 Oct 2017, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Last revised:

2 Nov 2022, Yaïr Glick ◉

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Revisions:

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Systems:

Cardiac

Synonyms:

Obtuse marginal branch
Obtuse marginal (OM) artery
Obtuse marginal branches

The obtuse marginal (OM) arteries, sometimes referred to as lateral branches, are branch coronary arteries that come off the circumflex artery. There can be one or more obtuse marginal arteries. It typically traverses along the left margin of heart towards the apex. The first obtuse marginal artery (OM1) is usually found on or close to the obtuse margin of the heart and is also known as the “margo obtusus”.